tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post1434936025537486845..comments2016-12-08T10:17:57.551-08:00Comments on Geotripper: Cancel Columbus Day...or make it something better...Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-91977915298065129312011-10-11T20:37:16.204-07:002011-10-11T20:37:16.204-07:00I don&#39;t really see Columbus as particularly po...I don&#39;t really see Columbus as particularly positive. He represents the beginning of hundreds of years of genocide and persecution for native peoples. Seriously, what did he really discover? People were already there. We need to shed this Eurocentric view of the universe.Spingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-61560749313507041352011-10-11T17:03:02.592-07:002011-10-11T17:03:02.592-07:00Also, what the heck are we celebrating anyway? Acc...Also, what the heck are we celebrating anyway? According to Wikipedia&#39;s list of common misconceptions: (1) Columbus did not set foot on the North American continent on Oct 12, but on the Caribbean Islands; and (2) throughout his life, he continued to believe what he visited was India. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions#History)Alaskanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-65120543754791032152011-10-11T07:13:40.913-07:002011-10-11T07:13:40.913-07:00The State of South Dakota does not celebrate &quot...The State of South Dakota does not celebrate &quot;Columbus Day&quot;, but passed state mandate to declare that day as &quot;Native American Day&quot;.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-58335220782202787532011-10-10T20:27:26.619-07:002011-10-10T20:27:26.619-07:00In most Latin American countries it&#39;s become D...In most Latin American countries it&#39;s become Dia de la Raza, which instead celebrates the modern mixed heritage people.Ancient Scriptshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10505075928928392655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-34814474624403496722011-10-10T20:25:45.635-07:002011-10-10T20:25:45.635-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ancient Scriptshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10505075928928392655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-79400836496139028552011-10-10T17:19:31.260-07:002011-10-10T17:19:31.260-07:00Another excellent post. I consider C-day a bogus f...Another excellent post. I consider C-day a bogus federal holiday. BTW - Is it celebrated on Hispaniola?Nina Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08965179274125274725noreply@blogger.com